Today, we announce the process for the 2015-2016 Microsoft Showcase School selection, and the brand new Associate Showcase School program. From June 30th through October 30th of 2015, Microsoft Showcase Schools will be identified by the Microsoft in Education contacts in each country and region. Learn more about the Microsoft Showcase School program.

Wearable technology, information visualization and badges are just some of the five-year developments described in the 2015 New Media Consortium Horizon Report K-12 Edition. At Microsoft, we are inspired by the innovations that support the kind of scalable and sustainable transformation we see in schools every day. Read our perspective on trends, challenges and developments called out in the new report.

OneNote, available to download for free here, is a slick, powerful, and remarkably effective tool that helps students organize their notes, projects, and everything in between. Here are some tips to help students make the most of OneNote.

Join a world-class community of educators, expand your personal learning network, and share how you use Microsoft tools in innovative ways by becoming a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert program is an exclusive program created to recognize global educator visionaries who are using technology to pave the way for their peers in the effective use of technology for better learning and student outcomes. Learn more about how to apply.

Technology empowers educators and inspires students to achieve more. It opens the door to a classroom and world full of possibilities and learning infused with curiosity. Innovative educators are seeking resources that can spark this curiosity and imagination...

Today Choose2Matter, a social movement founded by educator Angela Maiers, announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft to bring authentic, passion-driven learning to classrooms and communities around the world. Microsoft is excited to help accelerate...

When President Obama issued his ConnectED Challenge to make sure all students have access to the technology and devices they need to succeed, Microsoft took action. Read about progress since Microsoft joined the ConnectED initiative including the over 3 million students who have received access to Office 365 in K--12 schools across the U.S.

Today, we are announcing the first phase of a Preview program for two new Education services: Microsoft Class Dashboard and Microsoft School Information Sync, which will be available to Office 365 Education users at no additional charge. Class Dashboard and School Information Sync simplify connections between systems, and simplify communication and collaboration between teachers and students. As a result, teachers have more time to focus on what they love—engaging with students—using Microsoft Office tools that they use every day.

Walk into Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and you'll see some students who are not going to class. Instead, they're heading off to work at The Firm.
In reality, it's a "virtual enterprise," but one that's...

Louis Zulli was part of the team who created a unique computer and technology learning program for high school students which began in 1990—and a quarter of a century later, he’s still pushing hard for alternatives in teaching that can help...

Aaron Maurer is a blur of activity. A 12-year veteran at Bettendorf Middle School in Iowa, he gives motivational speeches to kids, provides resources as an instructional coach to other teachers, develops science and technical programs—including an engineering project that turned toothbrushes into robots—and posts regular entries to his website, appropriately called Coffee for the Brain. If that’s not enough, Maurer recently added another activity to his weekly task list: that of Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. As an MIE Expert, Maurer is diving into Microsoft technologies, and the results are surprising him. We tracked him down to talk about his experience as an MIE, and what’s at the top of his interest list right now.

Richard Snyder's title is teacher-librarian for Kirkland Middle School in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) east of Seattle. But in a casual conversation he prefers something a bit more descriptive: "Ombudsman of education." It's...

Today’s post was written by James Gill, grade 6/7 teacher in SD43, Coquitlam, BC.
I began my journey in Office 365 because I had a vision. I wanted to move my students’ work online because it would improve some things in their practice and allow...

We’re proud to announce the release of a better, faster and touchier version of OneNote for iPhone and iPad . We’ve been working hard on this release, and we’re excited to share it with you today.
Here are the details on what’s new:
Updated lists...

Since launching and developing our OneNoteInEducation.com (formerly known as OneNoteForTeachers.com ) site, we have seen teachers clamor for ways to not only learn to use OneNote but also prove their mastery. Now, Certiport provides teachers with this...

More and more classrooms are doing away with traditional teaching strategies and are emphasizing nurturing students' self-expression and creativity. Here are six ways technology can be used in the classroom to foster creativity and critical thinking skills.

Microsoft provides the standards-based Teaching with Technology professional development at no cost. Teachers who pass a rigorous exam based on the Teaching with Technology curriculum are awarded the respected Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) professional credential. Lamar University then extends the opportunity for teachers to gain up to six graduate credit hours. Learn more.

With a long history of collaboration, the Austrian Students’ Union and Microsoft Austria have partnered for many years to transform learning and studying within the Austrian Higher Education space. When Office 365 ProPlus became available, the Austrian Students’ Representatives at the Vienna University of Economics and Business took it upon themselves to ensure the Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Benefit played a significant role in empowering students.

Thanks to the participation of more than 130,000 Google+ community previewers, we’re pleased to release Office Lens Android today. Called a “great app” by one tester, Office Lens turns your Android, iPhone or Windows Phone into a pocket scanner that works...

Today’s post on OneNote was written by Michael Williams, Social Science teacher at Weston Ranch High School, Manteca USD.
I am a young educator who grew up in an educator family and have seen many movements to increase the amount of technology used...

Today post on OneNote was written by Marija Petreska and Hristo Uzunov from a primary school in Drugovo Macedonia.
The one thing my students carry with them at all times is their phones, so I often think of ways they can be used in the service of education...

Potential is endless in Manteca, CA, where young students are delivering PowerPoint presentations, teachers are managing their classes with OneNote, and seniors are graduating with technology skills that will help them in their futures. In 2015, all 23,000 students and 1,200 teachers of MUSD were provided with Windows 8 devices running Office, OneNote, Skype, and Bing in the Classroom. Watch how this unlikely district led massive learning transformation.

Skype in the Classroom is an online community that enables thousands of teachers to inspire the next generation of global citizens through transformative learning over Skype. Explore ideas to spark your next lesson with Skype.

“OneNote has truly changed and evolved my classroom…adapting to the students’ needs on a quicker and more individualized basis.” — Michael Williams, Teacher and technology champion at Weston Ranch High School, Manteca USD (Watch his Office Mix to learn...